ZyXEL Communications MES-2110 manual Console Port, Gigabit Ethernet Ports, Front Panel Connections

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview

The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.

Table 1 Front Panel Connections

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Power	Connect an appropriate power supply to this port.
Connection
8 10/100	Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet
Ports
Two Mini-	Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic or copper
GBIC Slots	connections to backbone Ethernet switches.
Two Dual	Each interface has one 1000 Base-T copper RJ-45 port and one mini-GBIC
Personality	slot, with one port active at a time.
Interfaces
	• 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 GbE Ports:
	Connect these Gigabit Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone
	network Ethernet switches.
	• Mini-GBIC Slots:
	Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic or copper
	connections to backbone Ethernet switches.
Console Port	The console port is for local configuration of the MES-2110.

3.1.1 Console Port

For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured to the following parameters:

•VT100

•Terminal emulation

•9600 bps

•No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

•No flow control

Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port of the MES- 2110. Connect the female end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your computer.

3.1.2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports

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The MES-2110 has 1000Base-T auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps and the duplex mode can be half duplex or full duplex.

An auto-negotiating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (10/100/1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the connected device.

MES-2110 User’s Guide